I was wondering if the built-in digital tv tuner will do USA standards or do I need an external tuner?
23738
You do need external antena and other components. Check with locally radio store setup
23739
Unknown, it never works. The entire unit rarely works right...not recommended.
533579
Yes. It has it's own built in digital tuner. All you need is a direct feed from a antenna or cable. However, most providers are shifting over to digital signals that require their decoder box in order to view those channels. So your available channels are limited to channels that have not been converted by the cable or satellite company yet. Antenna reception will pick up any broadcast digital signal. Hope that helps.
1451820
There are no analog signals broadcast terrestrially in the US since Feb 2009. Hence, there's no need for an analog tuner. If you don't believe me, fire up you're old VCR and try to tune something in...
1920045
The previous answer is not quite 100% correct. This unit does have an ANALOG tuner, which will no longer work with today's over-the-air digital high definition broadcasts. The tuner will work with basic, unencrypted, analog cable, but that's it.
1601370
if your tv is not capable of digital conversion, yes you will need a digital convertor
11559
No, no tuner. We utilize our cable box (Directv, non-HD) for the tuner. This is a second TV, so we just have the basics on this unit
1812169
Dear B. Cameron There are at least two reasons why you might want a DVD recorder with a built in tuner. 1. In my case, I don't have a TV with a digital (ATSC) tuner. I have a 2003 HD television with an analog (NTSC) tuner, and I receive my TV signal over-the-air via an outdoor antenna. When the digital transition occurred earlier this year, I had a limited number of choices if I wanted to keep my current TV and free OTA set-up: I could buy a converter box and have the digital signal converted to analog for my TV; I could buy an external digital tuner; or I could buy a DVD player with a built in digital tuner and get the best possible picture with a DVD player/recorder thrown in to boot. I chose the last option and bought the Toshiba DR560. My set-up has some drawbacks... like, if the DVD player breaks I get no TV signal while it's in the shop, and I can't record one program and watch another at the same time; but over all I'm happy with it because it is just what I need and no more. If you have a similar set-up and have questions of a more specific nature, I'd be glad to respond. 2. The QAM tuner should allow you to receive and record unscrambled digital cable channels directly, without renting a set-top box. Cable providers don't advertise this, and some may even insist that it isn't true; but they are required by the FCC to provide rebroadcasts of locally broadcast programs in analog, or in unencrypted HD digital format, so that customers are not forced to rent their digital-to-analog set top boxes. You will only receive unscrambled signals of locally broadcast programs in this way, and these may vary from locale to locale. I do not have any personal experience with this set-up, but if you are interested, there is a more in depth description at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QAM_tuner. There may be other advantages to having a tuner included in the DVD recorder/player, but I wouldn't know `cause I'm not that well versed in the technology. Hope this was helpful.
2104827
I never used the tv tuner option. You may can just try a digital tuner or find another radio with the digital option.
412273
From everything I've researched, the answer to your question is yes. It has an ATSC/NTSC tuner that lets you enjoy over-the-air analog and digital TV broadcasts. Also, here is an excerpt in FAQs from www.dtv.gov (http://www.dtv.gov/consumercorner.html#faq7). How can I be sure that I am buying a digital TV (DTV)? By law, beginning March 1, 2007, all television reception devices (including TVs, VCRs, DVRs, etc.) imported into the U.S. or shipped in interstate commerce must contain a digital tuner. Retailers may continue to sell analog-only devices from existing inventory, but must prominently display on or near the analog-only device a Consumer Alert label with this advisory: CONSUMER ALERT This television receiver has only an analog broadcast tuner and will require a converter box after February 17, 2009, to receive over-the-air broadcasts with an antenna because of the Nation's transition to digital broadcasting. Analog-only TVs should continue to work as before with cable and satellite TV services, gaming consoles, VCRs, DVD players, and similar products. For more information, call the Federal Communications Commission at 1-888-225-5322 (TTY: 1-888-835-5322) or visit the Commission's digital television website at: www.dtv.gov. Therefore, all television equipment being sold should contain a digital tuner, or should be identified at the point-of-sale as not having one. Be aware of this label and the limitations of analog-only devices if you are purchasing a new TV or other TV equipment.
217386
Dear, yes, you need to buy the TV tuners, but please kindly note that this is only for analog TV, so you need check if you do have the signal for analog TV locally.
1231559
Yes, it will - depending on what you plan to do with it. The tuner will not function in the U.S., so there is no picking up over-the-air broadcasts with it. But the rest of the unit is specifically designed to operate in different regions. You can record to it through the line inputs from other sources (i.e., cable or satellite box, DTV tuner box) and it can make DVDs compatible with US-spec TVs and DVD players. Depending on the vendor, you MAY need to go into the setup screens and set certain parameters so it'll do that, which will require a visit to the manual for guidance or to this website: http://www.avsforum.com/f/106/dvd-recorders-standard-def. The two DMR-EH59s I've bought both came fully configured, plug-n-play (record) for U.S. use, so I can't say what twiddling you might have to do. BTW, the unit will run on both 110-120 VAC and 220-240 VAC current; you just need an adapter plug that lets you plug it into a U.S. outlet (most vendors include with the unit). Great machine for time-shifting and burning archive DVDs, and it has a very nice editing interface for cleaning up programs on the hard drive before burning them to disc.
700105
No, it has its own tuner, but you'll need to hook it up to a tv-viewer or its equivalent.
179673
If your TV has a built-in tuner to receive digital broadcasts, the antenna should work. If your TV does not have a digital tuner, you will almost definitely get nothing. Digital capability is also know as ATSC. Old analog-only "cable ready" sets did not have ATSC tuners. In the U.S., there are some cities that have a few low-power analog channels still being broadcast, but that is rare and all the major channels are only broadcast digitally now.
1231185
Yes you will need one with a digital tuner, simply because the regular tv radio uses radio signals which are analog, not digital.
1874082
NO. This setup is suppose to be for European standard the way it was listed. Even the driver and software you download are not to view video TV with. You will find other TV tuner sticks on the market you can view digital and analog TV with.
1746522
Can I use this as a regular TV with the analog to digital convertor I bought in order to get my local antenna TV stations? Do I need special cables or a cable or satellite input? If this is widescreen (?) do I have to adapt (including wife's possible comments!!) to a different picture configuration that we are used to? Thanks a lot for any help and comments.
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This tv has a ATSC tuner which means it can recieve the new digital tv signal without a seperate tuner box. I hope this helps.